Healing the Planet Application 2025

2025 Healing Planet Grant Application

Thank you for your interest in the 2025 Healing the Planet Grant Program! The Healing the Planet Grant Program, funded by The GIANT Company, locally known as GIANT and MARTIN’S, aims to invest in tree plantings across the company’s operating areas in Pennsylvania.

Questions? See the Frequently Asked Questions (.pdf) and the Grant Program Guidelines (.pdf). Contact us if your question wasn’t answered: Heidi Pedicone, Director of Programs, at hpedicone@keeppabeautiful.org or 724-836-4121 ext. 109.

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Applicant Overview

County for your project

Eligible projects must be located in areas where The GIANT Company, locally known as GIANT and MARTIN’S, operates stores within Pennsylvania. Applicants can reside outside of the target locations but the project MUST be in the below locations. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE.

County in Pennsylvania for your project*

Adams Co

Berks Co

Blair Co

Bucks Co

Carbon Co

Centre Co

Chester Co

Clearfield Co

Columbia Co

Cumberland Co

Dauphin Co

Delaware Co

Fayette Co

Franklin Co

Fulton Co

Huntingdon Co

Indiana Co

Lackawanna Co

Lancaster Co

Lebanon Co

Lehigh Co

Luzerne Co

Lycoming Co

Mifflin Co

Monroe Co

Montgomery Co

Montour Co

Northampton Co

Perry Co

Philadelphia Co

Schuylkill Co

Snyder Co

Union Co

York Co

Funding amount request*

Requests can be up to $4000.

Please enter a number from 1 to 4000.

Organization or agency legal name*

Employer identification number (EIN)*

Grant is open to tax exempt entities such as non-profit agencies, municipal, county governments, etc. Contact us for any questions.

How would you classify your organization/agency (select one only)*

Nonprofit (501 c 3)

Other Nonprofit (other than 501 c 3)

Religious Institution

College/University

School (elementary, middle, high, charter, etc.)

Municipality (city, township, borough)

County dept./program

Other

Were you a past awardee of any previous year Healing the Planet grant?*

Yes

If you were previously awarded, what was the name and year of your project?*

Organization or agency address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Website address (if applicable)

Project title*

Expected project start date*

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Anticipated project completion date*

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Projects must be completed by Nov 30, 2025.

Brief project description*

Please limit to around 2-3 sentences.

Project location*

Please enter the street address or a brief description of the project location.

Project GPS (latitude/longitude) coordinates

Please enter the latitude and longitude coordinates for the site in decimals (ex. latitude: 40.1111 longitude: -75.2222). If there will be more than one site, please enter the main project location.
Resources:
• Google Maps Find your project location and right-click for coordinates.
• FCC Coordinate Converter Tool Change Deg Min Sec coordinates to decimals.

Project GPS latitude coordinates*

Project GPS longitude coordinates*

Type of land your project will be on*

Public land

Private land (w/ permission & public benefit)

Will be on both public and private land (w/ permission & public benefit)

Does your organization or agency directly own and manage the land this project will be on?*

Yes, we directly own and manage the land.

No, it is owned or managed by a 3rd-party.

Landowner letter of support*

If you do not directly own the property on which the project(s) will take place, please upload a letter of support from the individual or agency who owns the property. If it is public land owned by a municipality or other government agency and the grant applicant is not that same municipality or agency, a letter of support from that entity is still required. Please make sure the letter references the location. Also, please include your organization/agency name in the file name so the reviewing committee can match it with your application. (ex: XYZ_watershed_association- support_letter.pdf)

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 128 MB.

Contact Info

Name of application preparer*

Please enter the name of person submitting the application. This will be the person receiving the submission confirmation email, notified of the grant committee decision and contacted for any questions or follow-up needed for the application itself.

Prefix First Last Suffix

Application preparer title*

What pronouns does the application preparer use?

She/Her

He/Him

She/They

He/They

They/Them

Prefer not to answer

Other

Application preparer phone number*

Application preparer email*

Enter Email Confirm Email

Is the person filling out this application different than the project manager?*

Yes

Name of project manager*

Person who is in charge of the project. This will be the contact for project updates and final report.

Prefix First Last Suffix

Project manager title*

What pronouns does the project manager use?

She/Her

He/Him

She/They

He/They

They/Them

Prefer not to answer

Other

Project manager phone number*

Project manager email*

Enter Email Confirm Email

Project Description

Please describe your proposed project.*

Include number and size of trees you that you expect to plant. All trees planted must be native to PA. Upload additional documents if needed at the end of the application.

How will your project provide a public benefit?*

Upload additional documents if needed at the end of the application.

What are your plans to sustain this project?*

Specify your plans for maintaining the project or for funding beyond the 2025 Healing the Planet Grant timeline. Upload additional documents if needed at the end of the application.

Who are your partners for the project, and how will you be partnering?*

Upload additional documents if needed at the end of the application.

Will you engage volunteers for your project?*

Yes

What is your estimated number of volunteers?*

Organization / Agency Information

What is your organization's or agency's mission?*

What is your operating budget for the current year?*

Project Budget

Total project budget amount*

Please verify the funding request you are applying for.*

Requests can be up to $4000 and should be the same as what you entered at the start of the application. Please change the amount entered on page 1 to match, if necessary.

Please enter a number from 1 to 4000.

Does your project budget require matching funds?*

Matching funds (funds that would be in addition to this grant award) are NOT required but are preferred.

Yes

Anticipated cash match amount*

Anticipated non-cash match amount*

Applicant Signature

Upload any additional documentation, maps, photos, descriptions, letters of support, etc.

Please include your organization/agency name in the file name so the reviewing committee can match it with your application. (ex: XYZ_watershed_association- support_letter.pdf)

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 128 MB.

Where did you hear about this grant opportunity?*

KPB press release

KPB social media

KPB newsletter

KPB affiliate

KPB staff

KPB email blast

Other news or social media

State agency

County or municipality

Community agency or partner

Other

Applicant signature*

By typing your name here, you are signing the application and confirming that the information provided in this application is complete and accurate to the best of your knowledge. Additionally, you acknowledge that if awarded, in order to receive funding, you will sign a grant agreement that outlines grant reporting requirements. For example, you will be asked to report on budget expenses, outputs and outcomes, and submit pictures of the project. This report will be due Dec 10, 2025.

Today's date*

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